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Published Oct. 15, 2025 3:51 PM

�C We are pleased to see that this budget invests in higher education and research, and that our concerns about rent for the Life Science building have been heard. We look forward to moving in next year, says Rector Ragnhild Hennum at the University of Oslo.

UiO marks World Mental Health Day

Published Oct. 7, 2025 9:45 AM

Every year on 10 October, mental health is brought to the fore around the world. At UiO, there will be events and activities for an entire week. This year's theme: Mental Preparedness.

New features in GPT UiO

Published Oct. 2, 2025 1:18 PM

On Thursday, October 2, the new version of GPT UiO was released. It includes several new features, including document uploads and the ability to create your own AI assistants.

Published Sep. 15, 2025 9:23 AM

The changes are not very noticeable for you as a user of IT at UiO, but it is an important change from a technological and security perspective.

The Oseberg Ship on a final voyage

Published Sep. 9, 2025 4:23 PM

After ten years of preparation, the first of the Viking ships will be relocated to a new museum, where they can be preserved and displayed for posterity. The final journey of the Oseberg Ship begins on 10 September.

Published Sep. 9, 2025 11:00 AM

Irishman Brian Dooley is Senior Advisor at the Washington DC-based NGO Human Rights First. He receives the award for having dedicated his career to advocating human rights and bringing greater global attention to less visible issues.

Published Aug. 21, 2025 12:14 PM

The UiO Growth House is introducing two newly developed innovation courses to strengthen innovation competence and capacity among researchers, including PhD candidates and postdocs, and other staff. Read more about the courses and sign up.

Published Aug. 20, 2025 9:20 AM

Currently, UiO is purchasing landline telephony from SIKT, but SIKT will discontinue this service in the second half of 2025. Most others in the sector have already switched to telephony via Teams, and now UiO will join them. This is the most practical solution, and the move has been decided by the university director.

Published Aug. 13, 2025 11:01 AM

�C The University of Oslo has played a significant role in building our country for over 200 years. And now it is your turn to be part of that history, said rector Ragnhild Hennum as she welcomed new students on the University Square.

Attractive master studies at UiO

Published July 30, 2025 1:31 PM

Almost 3300 master students have accepted the offer of master admission this autumn at the University of Oslo. This is a modest increase in applicants and admissions compared to last year.

Published July 7, 2025 12:41 PM

All employees may use 1.5 working hours per week to exercise. Make use of courses offered this autumn semester!

New Case Management and Archival System

Published June 24, 2025 1:29 PM

The chosen case management system to replace Elements is WebSak+ from the supplier ACOS. Implementation is planned for spring 2026. More information will follow after the summer.

Published June 20, 2025 7:33 PM

This was stated by Ragnhild Hennum in her speech at the Aula yesterday, when she was inaugurated as the new Rector of the University of Oslo. Hennum will take on her duties on 1 August.

Published June 17, 2025 12:43 PM

Three researchers at the University of Oslo have received the prestigious Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Their projects will provide new insights into warfare, global criminal life courses, and the origins of the mathematical worldview.

Published June 17, 2025 11:12 AM

Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The call is aimed at both commercial and non-commercial projects. The application deadline was 1 September 2025.

Published June 5, 2025 10:00 AM

Anders Jahre Award for Medical Research 2025 is awarded to Professor Sten Eirik W?lgaard Jacobsen, Karolinska Institutet. The Anders Jahre Award for Young Researchers goes to Thomas McWilliams, University of Helsinki and William Nyberg, Karolinska Institutet.

No strike �C Salary negotiations begin

Published May 28, 2025 10:59 AM

The trade union LO Stat and the state reached an agreement at 2 a.m. this morning. This means there will be no strike this year, and that this year��s salary negotiations will begin.

UiO honours outstanding employees

Published May 20, 2025 10:01 AM

The University Board has designated this year��s recipients of UiO's Research Award, Education Award, Dissemination Award, Innovation Award, and Award for Young Researchers.

Published May 6, 2025 9:58 AM

The elections for the University Board are approaching. Meet the candidates and find your representative.

New AI tool available for all UiO users

Published Apr. 29, 2025 11:58 AM

NotebookLM is a powerful AI-driven tool from Google designed to help users create, organize, and analyze content. It will be useful for both students and staff and is now available for free to everyone at UiO.

Published Apr. 15, 2025 9:05 AM

Congratulations to 15 research groups at the University of Oslo that have been granted seed funding to further develop their innovative ideas with the aim to put the research to use.

Published Apr. 7, 2025 10:40 AM

Employees have so far reported HSE incidents through the "Speak up!" pages on uio.no. This will continue to be the case �C the webpages will just look slightly different.